Background
Samuel Laurence Coulthurst was born in 1867 in United Kingdom.
Samuel Laurence Coulthurst was born in 1867 in United Kingdom.
By 1901 Samuel Coulthurst had led the group in amassing an album of 232 prints of Manchester and its surroundings, of which three copies were made. With his brother-in-law, James Higson, Coulthurst would frequently disguise himself as a junkman, hiding his camera in a barrow, and thus capture some unique candid shots of the inhabitants and street life of Manchester, particularly the Flat Iron Market area of 1889-1894. Samuel Coulthurst remained active with MAPS (Manchester Amateur Photographic Society) until shortly before World War I.
Quotes from others about the person
Sandra Martin has written (Creative Camera, July/Aug 1980): "These varied images, capturing actual moments in time, are remarkable for their realistic and convincing portrayal of attitudes and behavior."
